Experimenting with the DSLR - Pull Focus

For this shot I was shooting at 1600 ISO in a dark environment. I made sure I was in Manual focus mode whilst shooting so I ensured that the model was completely focused upon. The aperture was set at 5.6 in order to get the right lighting. I also shot this footage with shutter speed at 1/50, enabling a realistic film look.

PULL FOCUS

For this short shot I was experimenting with the technique to Rack pulling (Pull Focus) in which I initially focused on the objects in the background and then I adjusted the focus manually to capture the object extremely close to me.

Reflection:

I am still getting to grips with using a DSLR. I am slowly learning new features which will enable my footage to look clear and 'Film like'. Today I learnt how to alter the ISO on the camera which changes the sensitivity of the image sensor in the camera; changing the ISO also affects the noise in the image, the higher the ISO the more 'Noise' the image will contain. Which is shown in the image below.

How effective were my videos?
I felt in particular that my pull focus video was effective due to how focused the shot is. I also feel as though I got the exposure just right and therefore the shot has been captured in good lighting.

With my first video, the tilt shot, you can definitely tell that it has been shot in 1600 ISO due to the grain and the lines that appear. This is because it was shot in a dark room, because of this, as I increased the ISO the quality of the shot deteriorated.

Strengths 
In my pull focus shot I managed to smoothly adjust the focus.

With my Tilt Shot I was not completely pleased with the end result, however I felt I was able to catch a clear image in a dark environment by altering the ISO.

Weakness
In my Tilt Shot video, although I was using a tripod, I still found the shot quite shaky, therefore next time I would use a fluid head tripod due to them being much more sturdy creating a more professional shot.

Problem Solving 

With the tilt shot, the room was so dark I had to ensure the ISO was at a high level to increase the lighting in the shot, so therefore the quality of the shot decreased. Next time I would use a light source, such as a portable LED light.